Overseas Chinese Christians in Contemporary China : Religion, Mobility, and Belonging /
Lau, Sin Wen,
Overseas Chinese Christians in Contemporary China : Religion, Mobility, and Belonging / Religion, Mobility, and Belonging Sin Wen Lau. - 1 online resource. - Chinese Overseas ; 16 . - Chinese Overseas ; 16. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Notes on the Text -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Bridge-Builders or Pragmatic Capitalists -- 2 Working Religion -- 3 Traction -- 4 Shanghai: a Globalising Marketplace -- 5 Bites of Traction -- 1 Family -- 1 Rhythms of Tension -- 2 A Moral Pact -- 3 Brother Soh: "We Always Go Back to God for Final Guidance" -- 4 Sister Soh: "If God Wants Me to Be Here, This Place Is My Home" -- 5 Tsu Min: "If You're Not Adaptable, You Can't Stay in a Foreign Place for a Long Time" -- 6 Conclusion -- 2 Place -- 1 Moving beyond Native Place -- 2 Centring Place -- 3 A Home in Mobility Given by and for God -- 4 Mediating Global Capitalism by Inscribing a Sacred Frame -- 5 Connecting a Christian Territory within State Regulations -- 6 Emplacement by Appropriating an Indigenous Christian History -- 7 Conclusion -- 3 Community -- 1 Restructuring Community among Other Chinese -- 2 Circle of Joy -- 3 Maintaining Class -- 4 Discordant Politics -- 5 Jockeying Around Race -- 6 Perpetuating the Circle of Joy -- 7 Conclusion -- 4 Citizenship -- 1 Accumulated Experiences of Citizenship -- 2 Religious Citizenship as a Mode of Migrant Incorporation -- 3 Embarking on a Business Mission Planned by God -- 4 Law-Abiding Residents Working with the Chinese State -- 5 Reformatting Values and Transforming Business as National Contribution -- 6 Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
9789004439030 9789004438552
10.1163/9789004439030 DOI
Christians--China.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Chinese--Foreign countries--Ethnic identity.
DS732
305.6/751
Overseas Chinese Christians in Contemporary China : Religion, Mobility, and Belonging / Religion, Mobility, and Belonging Sin Wen Lau. - 1 online resource. - Chinese Overseas ; 16 . - Chinese Overseas ; 16. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Acknowledgements -- Notes on the Text -- Abbreviations -- Introduction -- 1 Bridge-Builders or Pragmatic Capitalists -- 2 Working Religion -- 3 Traction -- 4 Shanghai: a Globalising Marketplace -- 5 Bites of Traction -- 1 Family -- 1 Rhythms of Tension -- 2 A Moral Pact -- 3 Brother Soh: "We Always Go Back to God for Final Guidance" -- 4 Sister Soh: "If God Wants Me to Be Here, This Place Is My Home" -- 5 Tsu Min: "If You're Not Adaptable, You Can't Stay in a Foreign Place for a Long Time" -- 6 Conclusion -- 2 Place -- 1 Moving beyond Native Place -- 2 Centring Place -- 3 A Home in Mobility Given by and for God -- 4 Mediating Global Capitalism by Inscribing a Sacred Frame -- 5 Connecting a Christian Territory within State Regulations -- 6 Emplacement by Appropriating an Indigenous Christian History -- 7 Conclusion -- 3 Community -- 1 Restructuring Community among Other Chinese -- 2 Circle of Joy -- 3 Maintaining Class -- 4 Discordant Politics -- 5 Jockeying Around Race -- 6 Perpetuating the Circle of Joy -- 7 Conclusion -- 4 Citizenship -- 1 Accumulated Experiences of Citizenship -- 2 Religious Citizenship as a Mode of Migrant Incorporation -- 3 Embarking on a Business Mission Planned by God -- 4 Law-Abiding Residents Working with the Chinese State -- 5 Reformatting Values and Transforming Business as National Contribution -- 6 Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
9789004439030 9789004438552
10.1163/9789004439030 DOI
Christians--China.
Identity (Psychology)--Religious aspects--Christianity.
Chinese--Foreign countries--Ethnic identity.
DS732
305.6/751